Raising the stakes for Gazprom,

Raising the stakes for Gazprom, Vitrenko said that in April Naftogaz will file a complaint in Brussels with European Commission Competition authorities claiming that EU consumers are damaged by Gazprom’s anti-competitive practices. About one-quarter of gas consumed in the EU comes from Russia through Ukraine. Last week, Russia said it does not recognize a new Hague arbitration decision that Russia should pay Ukraine as much as $8 billion for stealing Naftogaz offshore platforms and other assets in Crimea in 2014.